DME Academy cheer athletes in uniform talking together during practice.

Grades 6–12 · Beginner to Advanced

CheerSports

Building Skills. Building Confidence. Building Leaders.

A complete cheer development program connecting technical training, performance, academics and personal growth — in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Inaugural Cheer Sports Tryout Day November 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM · DME Academy
Cheer Sports at DME

Develop the complete
cheer athlete.

DME teaches the full sport — not only competition routines.

Athletes develop skill, strength, confidence, teamwork and leadership while preparing for opportunities in school, competitive and college cheer.

Academy student-athletes connect cheer development to DME academics, athletic performance, student life and campus resources. Community athletes can enter through club cheer, private lessons, tumbling, camps and clinics — so there's a way in whether an athlete is starting out or already competing.

Smiling DME cheer athletes in Voltz and DME Academy uniforms.
DME Cheer Sports
Choose Your Path

One program. Five ways to begin.

Each destination gives families a focused starting point — whether your athlete is joining a team, building a skill, or planning the next stage.

DME cheer athletes building stunts together on the DME Sports Academy court. Launching November 2026

DME Club Cheer

Team training, game-day performance and competition preparation for middle and high school athletes.

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DME cheer athletes stretching and warming up before training. Available Now

Private Lessons & Tumbling

Individual instruction and level-based tumbling progressions, with clear weekly options.

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Two DME cheer athletes in academy warm-ups between sessions. Coming Fall 2027

Cheer Academy

A full student-athlete pathway integrating cheer development, academics and campus life.

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A DME coach watching a flyer held at extension by her stunt group beneath the DME wall. Beginning Summer 2027

DME Cheer Camps

Immersive development for beginner and novice athletes through to advanced performers.

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A wide view of the DME cheer floor during a full-squad session. Updated Weekly

Schedule & Calendar

Club practices, private lesson windows, tumbling levels and the dates that matter.

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The DME Development Model

Build the complete athlete.

Technical ability works best alongside strength, trust, discipline, resilience and the capacity to contribute to a team.

01

Tumbling & Technique

Progressive skill instruction and safe execution.

02

Stunts & Team Skills

Timing, trust, formations and shared responsibility.

03

Athletic Development

Strength, conditioning, flexibility and injury prevention.

04

Performance

Game-day presence, routine performance and competition.

05

Leadership

Confidence, accountability, character and communication.

More Than the Mat

What athletes take with them.

A DME cheer flyer at full extension above her stunt group while Coach Jerry Sasser spots.

On the Floor

Trust Is a Skill

Stunting only works when timing, communication and responsibility are shared. Athletes learn to be counted on — and to count on the people around them.

A DME coach supporting a stunt group as their flyer balances overhead.

Off the Floor

Confidence Carries

The habits built here — preparation, composure, accountability — show up in the classroom and long after the last routine.

Experienced Leadership

Coach Jerry Sasser

Coach Jerry Sasser spotting a DME cheer stunt group.

DME's Director of Cheer Sports and Campus Safety brings more than 35 years of cheerleading, coaching, leadership and public-safety experience.

His background spans high school and college cheer, coaching, gymnastics and tumbling instruction, competitive cheer, judging, program direction and all-star gym ownership.

35Years in the sport

  • High school and college coach
  • Gymnastics and tumbling instructor
  • Competitive coach and judge
  • International program-building experience
DME cheer athletes working in stunt groups across the gym floor.
Inaugural Tryout Day

Be part of the beginning.

DME Club Cheer launches in November 2026. The first tryout is open to middle and high school athletes across every level — from first-time cheerleaders to experienced competitors.

November 1, 2026
10:00 AM
DME Academy
Grades 6–12
A DME cheer flyer at full extension, arms raised, beneath the Ignite The Next wall.
Find Your Place at DME

Build your skills.
Build your confidence.

Explore the program that fits your athlete now — or start planning for the next stage of the DME Cheer Sports pathway.

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